maki-zushi
[ mah-kee-zoo-shee ]
/ ˈmɑ kiˈzu ʃi /
noun
See under sushi.
Origin of maki-zushi
From Japanese
Words nearby maki-zushi
makeweight,
makeyevka,
makhachkala,
makhlouf,
maki,
maki-zushi,
makimono,
making,
makings,
makkah,
makna
Definition for maki-zushi (2 of 2)
sushi
[ soo-shee ]
/ ˈsu ʃi /
noun Japanese Cookery.
cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi).
Compare
sashimi.
Origin of sushi
1895–1900; < literary Japanese: literally, it is sour
British Dictionary definitions for maki-zushi
sushi
/ (ˈsuːʃɪ) /
noun
a Japanese dish consisting of small cakes of cold rice with a topping esp of raw fish
Word Origin for sushi
from Japanese